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noun
A response to an attempted hostile takeover of a company, in which the target company, or a 'white knight' acting on its behalf, tries to turn the situation round by acquiring all or much of the other company.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business
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History
From the arcade game Pac-Man (1980), in which the character being chased can sometimes turn round and eat its pursuers.
